MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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